Farmers are only about 60 days or so away from time to plant small grains such as wheat or oats. It is not too early to start planning for it. The majority of the wheat/oats planted in Brown County is intended for livestock grazing and deer food plots. Do you know which varieties produce the most forage for grazing? Which varieties are more prone to disease problems? Which varieties will livestock and deer graze the best? What other forage plants attract deer?

These questions and more will be answered during a Wheat/Oats/Deer Plot program which will be held on Thursday, August, 11, 2016. The program will be conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. It will be held at the Brown County Fairgrounds located at 4206 Hwy 377 South in Brownwood. The program will start at 6:00p.m.

Dr. John Tomecek, Extension Wildlife Specialist from San Angelo will discuss deer food plots and forage plants to include in them.

Dr. David Drake, Extension Agronomist from San Angelo will discuss wheat/oat forage production.

This program is open to anyone interested. There will be a $10 registration fee payable at the door. Two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available to licensed private applicators. For more information, contact the Brown County Extension Office at 325-646-0386.